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Application Load Balancers

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What is Application Load Balancers?

Application Load Balancers (ALBs) are a type of load balancer that operates at the application layer (Layer 7 of the OSI model). They distribute incoming application traffic across multiple targets, such as EC2 instances, containers, and IP addresses, based on application-level information like HTTP headers and URL paths. ALBs are commonly used to provide advanced routing, content-based routing, support for microservices architectures, and improved security by integrating with services like web application firewalls.

What other technologies are related to Application Load Balancers?

Application Load Balancers Complementary Technologies

Firewalls provide security at a network level, complementing the application-level traffic management of load balancers.
mentioned alongside Application Load Balancers in 34% (84) of relevant job posts
ACLs provide basic network security, controlling traffic flow, which is related to load balancer routing.
mentioned alongside Application Load Balancers in 7% (97) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Application Load Balancers?

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